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Health & Safety

Compared to dangerous jobs like fire-fighting or working as a stunt man, office-based jobs are safe as houses. If you’re at your desk for most of the day, you’re unlikely to suffer disabling injuries in the course of your work, surely? But every week there are nasty office-based accidents, some of which lead to serious […]

An awareness campaign aims to help men to combat stress in the workplace with “toolbox talks” during Men’s Health Week (June 13-19). Men can be shy about seeking medical help and often feel they have to act tough. Toolbox Talks are an initiative from the Men’s Health Forum aimed at changing this perception. The 15 […]

The dark days of winter can be a trial for office workers, who don’t always get enough of the “sunshine vitamin” to ward off colds and seasonal depression. So if you work indoors all day, it’s well worth taking a vitamin D supplement to give your immune system a boost. Old-fashioned cod liver oil works […]

Over the next few weeks, specialist osteomyologist Paul Manley will be giving you the low-down on repetitive strain injury, explaining what RSI is, how to avoid it, and what to do if you’re afflicted by it. Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) is a general term used to describe a primary cause of a condition. It can also indicate […]

Working in an office can sometimes be a pain in the neck, if you’re one of millions who suffer from back pain at work. October 6- 12 is Backcare Awareness Week and this year the spotlight is on office workers and the problems they encounter with back and shoulder pain. The campaign is organised by BackCare, […]

Summer’s here – and it’s time to enjoy fun in your local park. We can’t always get out of town and into the countryside, so the green spaces in our cities are a lifeline. Walking in the park is a huge stress buster – and these visits can reduce illnesses too. A daily stroll in […]

If you run a workplace with a vigorously anti-smoking or health-promoting policy, you may want to consider this fun bit of history as encouragement to employees instead of duller modern variants of the anti-smoking poster. Yes, believe it or not, a few people in the 1960s were aware that smoking could have a downside. But […]

As many as 5.7 million people could be suffering from allergic-type reactions in their office, according to a survey of 1,003 office workers by Allergy UK. Over a quarter said their allergic symptoms worsen at the office. Symptoms include nasal problems, breathing difficulties, headaches and skin irritations. Sixty-two percent of respondents reported suffering itchy or […]

It’s the clothing in which to be seen, but in a health and safety rather than a fashionable sense. Since its emergence in this country in 1964 on the Scottish railways, high visibility clothing has proliferated apace, becoming an icon of the outdoor workplace. Recently, the BBC’s Jon Kelly even suggested that hi-vis clothing symbolises […]

The toilets in some Michigan bars may potentially freak out some patrons in the coming months. The state is distributing urinal cakes which play a recorded message to bar-goers, urging them to get a cab or a lift with someone sober rather than drive drunk. The message also ends on a hygeinic note: “Oh, and […]

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How many dysfunctional personalities do you have in your office? Here are a few common neurotic types frequently found in the workplace: The office whiner is often unhappy and is always complaining and making generally negative statements. Try to find out what the specific, genuine problems are and help them solve their work-related issues. The […]

Working from home sounds like an ideal solution to the rat race – you can combine a few hours of well-paid work every day with a semi-Bohemian lifestyle, reading classical literature and sipping Americano in your secret hideaway café. It’s true that home-working has many advantages- not least that you can slip outside for a […]

We all have days when we complain that our work is giving us a headache – but having a proper migraine attack is no joke. Many of us don’t fully understand the symptoms and complexity of this condition, even though it affects 1 in 7 people- that’s millions of people in the UK alone! It […]